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Lo BK, Park IY, Williams A. Stress interventions for immigrant parents in the United States: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth 2024:02174543-990000000-00310. [PMID: 38745472 DOI: 10.11124/jbies-23-00205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This review will map stress interventions designed for and implemented among immigrant parents in the United States (US) according to (1) intervention characteristics, (2) participant characteristics, and (3) reported outcomes and measurement tools. INTRODUCTION In addition to parenting stressors shared with their non-immigrant counterparts, immigrant parents also face immigration stressors. Although stress interventions can effectively manage, reduce, or prevent stress among non-immigrant populations, we know little about stress interventions designed for immigrant parents in the US. This study will be the first to explore stress interventions implemented among immigrant parents in the US. INCLUSION CRITERIA This scoping review will include published, peer-reviewed quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies that evaluate stress interventions designed specifically for US immigrant parents with at least 1 child under the age of 18 years. Reported interventions must include stress as a primary or secondary outcome or be labeled as a stress intervention. Stress interventions are broadly defined, with no restrictions on the type of stress targeted (eg, job, general, parenting) or the intervention's nature (ie, prevention vs. management/reduction vs. treatment). METHODS A literature search will be conducted in ProQuest's APA PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES, CINAHL Plus (EBSCOhost), ERIC (ProQuest), Embase, MEDLINE (Ovid), International Bibliography of Social Sciences (ProQuest), and the Cochrane Library. Only English-language publications will be eligible, with no date restrictions. Retrieved titles and abstracts will be screened by at least 2 independent reviewers in duplicate. Data will be extracted using a self-developed data extraction tool. Findings will be presented in tabular or diagrammatic format, accompanied by a narrative summary. DETAILS OF THE REVIEW CAN BE FOUND IN OPEN SCIENCE FRAMEWORK osf.io/ec39j.
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- Brian K Lo
- Department of Family Relations & Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States
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- Social Work Library, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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Albdour MM, Jenuwine ES, Hong JS. Consequences of high school bullying on stress and health of Arab American college students. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 2024; 37:e12453. [PMID: 38368539 DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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PROBLEM Existing bullying research among Arab Americans is limited, focusing mainly on school-age adolescents and victimization. There is a lack of studies that examine retrospective bullying perpetration, bullying victimization, and physical fights during high school and their effect on current Arab American college students' stress and health outcomes. This study examines if bullying perpetration, bullying victimization, and physical fights during high school predict current stress and the physical and mental health of Arab American college students. In addition, we examined if perceived psychological stress mediates the relationships between bullying and fighting involvement and health. METHODS One hundred and sixty-two undergraduate Arab American college students were recruited from a Midwestern university and completed self-report measures of bullying, stress, and health (both physical and mental). FINDINGS Controlling for demographic variables, only high school victimization was significantly associated with current stress and physical and mental health. Stress fully mediated the relationship between victimization and health (both physical and mental). CONCLUSIONS Victimization during high school years may result in serious physical and mental health consequences during college years. However, perpetration and fighting may not have similar effects. Addressing stress among bullying victims may reduce the negative impact of this experience on immigrant Arab American college students. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
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- Maha M Albdour
- College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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Barbieri M, Mercado E, Gubrium AC, Valdez LA. Social connectedness and surviving at the margins: Findings from interviews with low-income Latino men in the U.S. Northeast. CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023:2023-89462-001. [PMID: 37428756 PMCID: PMC10776818 DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Structural and interpersonal discrimination can lead to social exclusion and limited social integration, inhibiting the use of support networks to gain access to health-protective material and social resources. Social support theories suggest that connectedness may moderate the link between discrimination and health risk. This study examined how risk factors (i.e., structural and interpersonal discrimination) further marginalize Puerto Rican men by limiting access to social support. We also aimed to identify resiliency factors, such as cultural values related to social interactions and community support, which may be protective for these men's well-being. METHOD We conducted 40 semistructured interviews with a stratified purposeful sample of Puerto Rican (92.5%) men aged 25-70 (Mage = 50.7) in the U.S. Northeast. A hybrid deductive and inductive thematic qualitative analysis was used to analyze data. RESULTS Participants discussed how structural and interpersonal discrimination result in inequities and barriers to resources and services (e.g., lack of adequate shelter, insecurity, employment) which impacted their well-being through the inability to access fundamental support for survival. The men identified cultural values (e.g., familismo, simpatía) and emphasized the importance of community support as protective factors that may provide a respite from the difficulties of navigating discrimination experiences. CONCLUSION Findings suggest discrimination limits Puerto Rican men's ability to access resources, which has a detrimental impact on their well-being. Identifying social support beyond the family, and considering cultural values related to support, can enhance community interventions by focusing on incorporating multiple forms of support that may improve Puerto Rican men's health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Marielena Barbieri
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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- Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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- Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Jones BL, Grendell MK, Bezzant JM, Russell KA, Williams BW, Jensen L, Peterson C, Christensen J, Pyper B, Muh J, Taylor ZE. Stress and Health Outcomes in Midwestern Latinx Youth: The Moderating Role of Ethnic Pride. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:16966. [PMID: 36554847 PMCID: PMC9779071 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stress has been linked to numerous health outcomes, including internalizing and externalizing behaviors, self-esteem, and physical health. Culture has also been linked to stress and health. This study examined the links between stress and health, and the potential moderating role of Latinx ethnic pride (LEP). METHODS The sample consisted of 119 Latinx youth from the Midwestern U.S. Mothers and youth completed surveys. Variables included the Multicultural Events Scale for Adolescents (MESA), parent and home stressors/risks (PHSR), LEP, depressive symptoms, aggression, frustration, and self-esteem. Research assistants measured child heights and weights and calculated BMI percentiles. RESULTS LEP was negatively related to MESA, depressive symptoms, aggression, and frustration, and positively related to self-esteem. MESA and PHSR were associated with depressive symptoms, aggression, frustration, and self-esteem, but not with BMI percentile. In adjusted regression analyses, LEP moderated the effects MESA had on frustration and self-esteem, marginally moderated the link between MESA and depressive symptoms, and was not related to aggression or BMI percentile. LEP did not moderate the relationship between PHSR with any health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Stressors were generally related to child mental health. LEP may play an important role in protecting against some of the effects of stressful events on mental health outcomes.
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- Blake L. Jones
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1092 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Wu S, Lindstrom Johnson S, Wolfersteig W, Diaz MJ, Aguilar-Amaya M. The power of local research to inform adverse childhood experiences in substance use prevention in adolescents and adults. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1197. [PMID: 35705922 PMCID: PMC9199124 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13503-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The impact of adverse childhood experiences on substance use has been well reported, however, less well documented is looking at the comparison of youth and adult substance use and their respective adverse childhood experiences. This study leveraged local data sources to support prevention efforts inside a state-level working group and examined research questions that explored the relationship between reported adverse childhood experiences and substance use for youth and adult samples at the state level. Methods This study conducted a series of logistic regression models (95% CI) between substance use outcomes with different age group populations to investigate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and substance use for each group. Adverse childhood experiences scores and substance use were examined using two Arizona datasets: 1) Arizona Youth Survey (n = 42,009) and 2) the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n = 5328). Results The results of youth and adult datasets were consistent: users with adverse childhood experiences scores of 4 to 6 had a positive association with more substance use. When the variables were examined, showing the entire sample of youth and adult groups compared to those subgroups with a score of zero, a score of 1 to 3, and a score of 4 to 6, the overall pattern was the same; the more frequent use of substances was directly associated to the group with higher scores. Additionally, findings support increased attention on prevention and intervention efforts with higher reports of adverse childhood experiences as well as substance use. Conclusions These findings demonstrate how local research can help prioritize prevention resources and increase the value of data-based decision-making. Policy-makers and providers can examine youth and adult data to compare priorities and assess for planning purposes. Specifically, it is possible to replicate known research findings, identify the most impacted subpopulations, and forecast the community’s future needs.
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- Shiyou Wu
- School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA
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- School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA. .,Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University, 400 E. Van Buren, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.
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- Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University, 400 E. Van Buren, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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- Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University, 400 E. Van Buren, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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Tighe LA, Birditt KS, Turkelson AE, Sastry N. Under my skin: Parenting behavior and children's cortisol in the Los Angeles family and neighborhood survey. Dev Psychobiol 2022; 64:e22263. [PMID: 35452548 PMCID: PMC9038030 DOI: 10.1002/dev.22263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This study examined links between aspects of parenting behavior and children's cortisol and whether those links varied by child behavioral problems and ethnicity. Participants included children ages 9-15 (N = 159, 75% Latinx) and their primary caregivers from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (L.A.FANS; Wave 2). Children provided saliva upon waking, 30 min after waking, and at bedtime which was analyzed for cortisol. Analyses revealed associations between parenting behavior and cortisol were greater among children who had behavioral problems and these associations were stronger among non-Latinx White children compared to Latinx children. This study moves beyond the current literature by investigating these important associations in a predominately Latinx urban sample of children.
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- Lauren A. Tighe
- Institute for Policy Research Northwestern University Evanston Illinois USA
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- Institute for Social Research University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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- Institute for Social Research University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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Cutrín O, Kulis SS, Ayers SL, Jager J, Marsiglia FF. Perception of Parental Knowledge by Parents and Adolescents: Unique Effects on Recent Substance Use in a Latinx Sample. JOURNAL OF LATINX PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 9:189-203. [PMID: 34738080 PMCID: PMC8562724 DOI: 10.1037/lat0000155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The main objective of the current study is to analyze how the unique perspectives from both parents and children in regards to parental knowledge of the child's whereabouts, activities, and friendships are related to the adolescent's recent substance use four months later. Differences between parents and children, as well as between male and female adolescents are examined. Data come from a Latinx sample (mostly Mexican-origin) of 523 parent-adolescent dyads from Arizona (US) using a multi-informant approach (parent and adolescent reports). The results indicate that parents, especially mothers, report higher levels of parental knowledge than adolescents do. The structural equation modeling (SEM) results for the total sample indicate that both parents' and adolescents' unique perception of the level of parental knowledge is negatively related to the adolescents' recent alcohol and cannabis use four months later. Further, multi-group SEM results split by gender indicate that parents' unique perception of higher levels of parental knowledge is only marginally related to lower alcohol use for both males and females, whereas adolescents' unique perception is negatively related to alcohol and cannabis use (significantly) and tobacco use (marginally) for both males and females. No significant gender differences were found in the effects of parental knowledge on substance use. Findings suggest that parents' and adolescents' perceptions seem to be quite distinctive and independent from each other. Implications of these results regarding intervention programs for preventing substance use are discussed.
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